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100

It became a trend to "hold space" for this popular song from Wicked.

What is Defying Gravity?

100

In many riddles, 6 is afraid of this number, which is also the pH of a neutral substance like water!

What is 7?

100

Say the name of Buffalo's NFL team three times, and you'll be saying the name of this Destiny's Child Song

What is Bills Bills Bills?

100

Hail to the... Hail to the... Our school song references these two school colors

What are orange and blue?

100

In 2013 this British Sc-Fi show marked its 50th anniversary with a series of 11 stamps picturing the actors who had played the lead role.

What is Doctor Who?

200

Which one did you go see?! Or maybe both?! Two of Summer 2023's biggest films were viewed by fans as a double feature which they lovingly called this blended word

What is Barbenheimer?

200

Also the name of a famous tech Valley, this element is the second most abundant in the Earth's crust

What is silicon?

200

The first ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance went to DJ Jazzy Jeff and this "Fresh Prince"

Who is Will Smith?

200

Standing between her sisters Learning and Labor, this statue is a UIUC icon

Who/What is Alma?

200

Before using plastic, Lego used this material to make their blocks until 1949

What is wood?
300

If you're a sucker for smart superheroes, you'll known this is the first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

What is Iron Man?

300

You can breathe easy knowing that plants take in this compound to produce oxygen

What is carbon dioxide?

300

Not only was this country singer inducted to the Headwear Hall of Fame in 2014, he's also the name of a Taylor Swift song

Who is Tim McGraw?

300

It's a bird! It's a plane! Wait no, it's just a bird, and the recently voted official mascot of UIUC.

What is the Kingfisher?

300

In 1981's Great Muppet Caper, three crates are shipped abroad. They are labeled "Frog" for Kermit, "Bear" for Fozzie, and "Whatever" for this Muppet

Who is Gonzo?

400

This ghost who creepily lurks in the second story girl's bathroom also has a huge crush on Harry Potter

Who is Moaning Myrtle?

400

Chemically speaking, they're molecules with at least one unpaired valence electron. True to their name, they can be, like, totally reactive

What are radicals?

400

In this song which gained popularity through TikTok graduation and motivational posts, Billy Joel promises the listener that this European town waits for them

What is Vienna?

400

"I regret nothing. The end" Before he became a TV famous parks and recreation director, this man was a UIUC alum

Who is Nick Offerman?

400

Want to pass GO and collect $200? You'll need to know that Monopoly is based on this New Jersey city.

What is Atlantic City?

500

Cue the makeover sequence! In The Princess Diaries, Mia Thermopolis finds out she is the crown princess of this fictional country

What is Genovia?

500

Roentgenium is named for Wilhelm Rontgen, who discovered this revolutionary kind of light accidentally in his work with vacuum tubes

What are X-rays?

500

Red Light! Green Light! Blue Light? Not quite traffic light colors, these are the names of the first three self-named albums of this band which originated in LA in 1992. 

Who is Weezer?

500

Got a tough exam? This statue on campus is said to give you good luck if you rub its nose!

What is Lincoln?

500

While this term also refers to an event at a chemical plant which can cause extensive damage or harm, it's also the name for what happens when you roll a 1 in D&D

What is a critical fail?